Hours after the first reports about an imminent attack, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched hundreds of ballistic missiles against targets across Israel. On Oct. 1, 2024, Iran has launched a retaliatory strike on Israel after the targeted assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah few days earlier,

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it fired dozens of missiles at Israel. Earlier, the US government had warned of an "imminent" Iranian attack on Israel, cautioning that such a direct strike could have severe consequences for Tehran.

The BBC understands jets were used, as they were in April in an action backed at the time by Sir Keir Starmer.